Art Cart: Construct with Kruger
Have you ever seen a work of art that covers an entire room (even the floors!)? Get inspired by artist Barbara Kruger and create your own mini-installation in a box. Artists will take a close look at Kruger’s work, Belief+Doubt, and then design their own work using paper, string, and more!
Find the Art Cart on the Lower Level and pick up your installation making materials.
Do this at home! Transform a box into a unique space inspired by Siah Armajani. Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm.
Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby. If there are access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive (e.g., ASL interpretation, live captioning, etc.), please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu. 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.
Build Day
Calling all budding architects: Let’s build! Build Day is an all-ages family program, ideal for ages 12 and under. Elementary school artists will be featured. Join Hirshhorn Kids, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Arts, and Boolean Girl for a hands-on exploration of design and building.
Find us on the Hirshhorn Plaza. In the event of inclement weather, this event will move indoors.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
- Tour a City Design Exhibition featuring artwork and Build Day projects by DCPS elementary students citywide.
- Make an LED sculpture inspired by Olafur Eliasson: Create a suspended sculpture from paper, string, LEDs and other materials with Boolean Girl
- Explore student-made 3D-printed building replicas with George Washington University’s Fab Lab.
- Take a cue from Alexander Calder: Construct 3D structures from blocks, bricks, and more, at our hands-on maker stations.
- Building and play zones for artists of all ages.
Want to explore architecture before or after this event? Try these activities in the classroom or at home!
Bun(dt)shaft Cake-Off: Bake a Mini Hirshhorn
Art Cart: Art Assembly
What could you create with an empty box and scrap materials? In this week’s Art Cart, we’ll get inspired by artist Joseph Cornell and his amazing assemblages (artworks inside a box). Look closely at his work, explore materials and assemble your own artwork in a box!
Find the Art Cart on the Lower Level and pick up your assemblage materials.
Do this at home! Use your imagination to construct your own three-dimensional box inspired by artist Joseph Cornell. Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm.
Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby. If there are access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive (e.g., ASL interpretation, live captioning, etc.), please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu. 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.
Storytime: Think Inside the Box!
Storytime is currently a drop-in experience. Join Hirshhorn educators any time between 10 am–noon; we will host read-alouds at 10:30 am and 11:30 am. ASL interpretation is provided at the 10:30 reading.
What could you create from an empty box? Join us for a reading of Not a Box, by Antoinette Portis, and a close look at artworks by artist Joseph Cornell. We’ll use our imaginations to build our own out-of-the-box works of art.
Meet on the Second Level.
Do this at home! Use your imagination to construct your own three-dimensional box inspired by artist Joseph Cornell. Instructions here.
ABOUT STORYTIME
Join Hirshhorn Kids on Wednesdays for a one-of-a-kind Storytime experience! Each week offers a fun and fresh theme for our youngest artists and their adults. Get a fun and hands-on introduction to a new artwork each week, and participate in a joyful read-aloud filled with music, stories, and tons of movement. Then, stay and play while your little artist creates. No reservations or tickets required. Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby. ASL is provided at the 10:30am reading. If there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu; 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. Groups of ten or more, should contact hmsgeducation@si.edu with their requested program date and group details.
Storytime: Rosie Revere, Engineer
Everyone can do it! Put on your red bandana and join us for a special Storytime. We’ll look at the installation Belief+Doubt by artist Barbara Kruger, participate in a lively read-aloud of Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty, and engineer our own works of art.
Meet in the Museum Lobby.
Storytime is taking a holiday pause after December 20. Please join us again Wednesday, January 10, for Storytime: Back to the Drawing Board.
Do this at home! Transform a box into a unique space inspired by Siah Armajani. Instructions here.
ABOUT STORYTIME
Join Hirshhorn Kids on Wednesdays for a one-of-a-kind storytime experience! Each week offers a fun and fresh theme for our youngest artists and their adults. Get a fun and hands-on introduction to a new artwork each week, and participate in a joyful read-aloud filled with music, stories, and movement. Then, stay and play while your little artist creates. No reservations or tickets required. Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby. If there are access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive (e.g., ASL interpretation, live captioning, etc.), please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu. 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. For a group of ten or more, please contact mcgettigant@si.edu to reserve a program in advance.
